kiev

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The medieval principality centred on Kiev; the Kievan state or Kievan Rus
Kiev province (oblast) of Ukraine
The capital of Ukraine
{i} capital city of Ukraine
the capital city of the Ukraine, an industrial centre and important port. Ukrainian Kyyiv City (pop., 2001: 2,611,000), capital of Ukraine. Located along the Dnieper River, it was founded in the 8th century, and by the late 9th century its princes had expanded their territory to establish the state of Kievan Rus. In 1240 it was destroyed by the Tatars of the Golden Horde; after being rebuilt, it came successively under Lithuanian, Polish, and Cossack rule. It was incorporated into Russia in 1793, and in 1934 it became the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It became Ukraine's national capital after the country achieved its independence in 1991. An important industrial city, it is also an educational and cultural centre; it is the seat of a state university and the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The medieval principality centred on Kiev, the Kievan State or Kievan Rus
capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center

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chicken Kiev
A dish in which a breast of chicken is stuffed with butter, garlic and parsley, rolled, breaded and fried
Kyiv
{i} Kiev, Kyyiv, capital city of Ukraine
chicken Kiev
A dish made of a rolled chicken fillet that is filled with butter, coated with batter, and fried until crisp
chicken kiev
pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried
Turkish - English
kievan
kiev

    Hyphenation

    Ki·ev

    Turkish pronunciation

    kiev

    Pronunciation

    /ˌkēˈev/ /ˌkiːˈɛv/

    Etymology

    () Russian Киев (Kíjev), from the name of a legendary founder, Кий (Kij). Compare Ukrainian Київ (Kýïv) Кий (Kyj). (see Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv in Wikipedia) More at Київ.
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